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Mr Jean-Claude Uwamahoro

Position: PhD StudentQualifications: MSc (Physics)

Mr Jean Claude Uwamahoro was born in Musanze (Rwanda) on 02 January 1977. After completed his BSc in Physics at the University of Rwanda, he worked at the same University as Tutorial Assistant in Department of Physics since August 2007. In 2013 he completed his Honours in Astrophysics and Space Science at the University of Cape Town, and then Masters in Space Physics at the Rhodes University in 2015. Since 2016, he is based at the South African National Space Agency as PhD student in Space Physics.

The Space Science Directorate of SANSA is host to the only Space Weather Centre in Africa providing early warnings and forecasts on space weather activity, playing an important role in protecting satellite technology, communication and navigation systems.